First he gets his job and we see how excited he is just to start exploring the seas. However, the situation begins to change when we begin to explore the Congo. When he starts arriving at stations and such, we see how he doesn't like what he sees. Conrad uses very descriptive diction at this point to emphasize the kind of point of view we get from Marlow. When talking about the slaves chained together, Marlow says that “I could see every rib, the joints…like the knots in a rope” (18). Conrad uses this descriptive language to not only show how terrible the conditions of the natives were, but also to show how even Marlow can see how terribly they were treated. This also shows a comparison between what Marlow sees and what Europeans see. Conrad does not say outright what the other Europeans see, but as a reader we can assume that they basically feel nothing towards the natives because they are the ones who create problems and difficulties for the natives. Conrad also shows that Europeans feel like they are helping the “savages” by civilizing them with their own culture and traditions. The motivations of these two are also very conflicting and this affects their outlook